1 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/database.py b/synapse/storage/database.py
index bd39c095af..f496ab35ed 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/database.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/database.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ from synapse.logging.context import (
     current_context,
     make_deferred_yieldable,
 )
+from synapse.logging.opentracing import start_active_span
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.storage.background_updates import BackgroundUpdater
 from synapse.storage.engines import BaseDatabaseEngine, PostgresEngine, Sqlite3Engine
@@ -653,19 +654,20 @@ class DatabasePool:
             logger.warning("Starting db txn '%s' from sentinel context", desc)
 
         try:
-            result = await self.runWithConnection(
-                self.new_transaction,
-                desc,
-                after_callbacks,
-                exception_callbacks,
-                func,
-                *args,
-                db_autocommit=db_autocommit,
-                **kwargs,
-            )
+            with start_active_span(f"txn.{desc}"):
+                result = await self.runWithConnection(
+                    self.new_transaction,
+                    desc,
+                    after_callbacks,
+                    exception_callbacks,
+                    func,
+                    *args,
+                    db_autocommit=db_autocommit,
+                    **kwargs,
+                )
 
-            for after_callback, after_args, after_kwargs in after_callbacks:
-                after_callback(*after_args, **after_kwargs)
+                for after_callback, after_args, after_kwargs in after_callbacks:
+                    after_callback(*after_args, **after_kwargs)
         except Exception:
             for after_callback, after_args, after_kwargs in exception_callbacks:
                 after_callback(*after_args, **after_kwargs)